Land covered by forest
40.7%% of land area
#69 of 2132024
128% of world average
SERIAL · 120Africa
Cameroon
CapitalYaoundé
CurrencyXAF · Central African CFA franc
LanguageFrench, English
Area475,442 km²
Since1960
ISOCMR · CM
Population
29.9Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Samuel Eto'o
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central Africa
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French. The capital city of the country is Yaoundé.
Text: Wikipedia — CameroonCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-03
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Yaoundé
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Official language
- French, English
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +237
- Licence plate code
- CAM
- Top-level domain
- .cm
- Independence / founding
- 1960
- Highest point
- Mount Cameroon (4,095 m)
- Lowest point
- Bight of Biafra (0 m)
- Anthem
- O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers
— LAND —
Forest area
191,432km²
#30 of 2132025
101% of world average
Agricultural land
21.1%% of land area
#147 of 2092024
57% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
13.1%% of land area
#80 of 2062024
94% of world average
Land area
475,442km²
#55 of 2152024
73% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
29.9Mpeople
#51 of 2162025
79% of world average
Population growth
2.6%% per year
#22 of 2162025
260% of world average
Population density
61.6people per km²
#143 of 2152024
14% of world average
People living in cities
55.7%% of population
#142 of 2162025
88% of world average
Urban population growth
3.0%% per year
#44 of 2162025
199% of world average
People living rurally
44.3%% of population
#75 of 2162025
121% of world average
Population aged 0-14
41.1%% of population
#16 of 2162025
164% of world average
Population aged 15-64
56.1%% of population
#199 of 2162025
88% of world average
Population aged 65+
2.8%% of population
#199 of 2162025
26% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
78.4%% of working-age population
#18 of 2162025
137% of world average
Female population
50.2%% of population
#130 of 2162025
100% of world average
Births per woman
4.26births per woman
#17 of 2162024
181% of world average
Birth rate
33.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#15 of 2162024
194% of world average
Death rate
7.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#115 of 2162024
91% of world average
Net migration
-15,379people (5-year total)
#165 of 2162025
-13967% of world average
Migrants living in the country
2.2%% of population
#149 of 2152024
17% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$58.93Bcurrent US$
#93 of 2112025
11% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$172.94Bcurrent int'l $
#85 of 1992025
17% of world average
GDP per person
$1,972current US$
#176 of 2112025
8% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$5,788current int'l $
#162 of 1992025
17% of world average
GDP growth
3.2%% per year
#105 of 2102025
95% of world average
GDP per person growth
0.6%% per year
#163 of 2102025
25% of world average
Gross national income
$58.01Bcurrent US$
#93 of 2042025
10% of world average
Gross national income per person
$1,860current US$
#169 of 2032025
9% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$5,700current int'l $
#161 of 1972025
18% of world average
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Inflation
3.4%% per year
#107 of 1902025
40% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
2.8%% per year
#88 of 2092025
40% of world average
Government debt
79.5%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1999
133% of world average
Government revenue
13.7%% of GDP
#131 of 1492021
52% of world average
Government spending
12.4%% of GDP
#135 of 1492021
45% of world average
Government consumption
11.1%% of GDP
#149 of 1812025
64% of world average
Household consumption
75.8%% of GDP
#41 of 1812025
117% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
19.3%% of GDP
#130 of 1782025
83% of world average
Fixed investment
19.3%% of GDP
#125 of 1732025
87% of world average
Gross savings
15.5%% of GDP
#124 of 1682024
71% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$598.9Mcurrent US$
#101 of 2012025
7% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
1.0%% of GDP
#115 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.0%% of GDP
#123 of 1792025
1% of world average
Current account balance
-3.3%% of GDP
#116 of 1912024
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$5.06Bcurrent US$
#105 of 1772024
5% of world average
External debt
$15.77Bcurrent US$
#69 of 1212024
20% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
42.20-100
#122 of 1472021
118% of world average
People below the poverty line
26.7%% of population
#119 of 1472021
209% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
31.1%%
#116 of 1472021
112% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
2.1%%
#114 of 1472021
75% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$690.2Mcurrent US$
#105 of 1862024
13% of world average
Foreign aid received
2.0%% of GNI
#75 of 1372023
33% of world average
Exchange rate
582local currency per US$
#30 of 2112025
40% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
16.8%% of GDP
#44 of 1992025
169% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
24.8%% of GDP
#91 of 2022025
101% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
14.6%% of GDP
#47 of 1952025
133% of world average
Services' share of the economy
50.4%% of GDP
#144 of 2022025
87% of world average
3 of 39 figures unavailable for Cameroon.
— TRADE —
Exports
13.1%% of GDP
#171 of 1872025
30% of world average
Imports
20.3%% of GDP
#170 of 1872025
41% of world average
Trade balance
-7.2%% of GDP
#118 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
24.6%% of GDP
#190 of 2052025
38% of world average
Goods exported
$5.10Bcurrent US$
#124 of 2072025
4% of world average
Goods imported
$9.40Bcurrent US$
#118 of 2072025
7% of world average
Services exported
$1.81Bcurrent US$
#115 of 1912024
4% of world average
Services imported
$2.40Bcurrent US$
#115 of 1912024
5% of world average
Goods and services exported
$8.59Bcurrent US$
#117 of 1912024
5% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$10.18Bcurrent US$
#120 of 1912024
6% of world average
High-tech share of exports
2.1%% of manufactured exports
#133 of 1792023
17% of world average
Terms of trade
124index
#33 of 2062024
117% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
64.0 yrsyears
#193 of 2162024
86% of world average
Life expectancy, women
66.2 yrsyears
#194 of 2162024
86% of world average
Life expectancy, men
61.8 yrsyears
#195 of 2162024
86% of world average
Infant deaths
40.2 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#171 of 1962024
217% of world average
Deaths under age 5
64.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#181 of 1962024
268% of world average
Maternal deaths
258per 100,000 live births
#168 of 1942023
222% of world average
Health spending
4.6%% of GDP
#136 of 1932023
67% of world average
Health spending per person
$79current US$
#155 of 1932023
5% of world average
Physicians
0.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#171 of 1872022
6% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#180 of 1962022
14% of world average
Hospital beds
2.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#70 of 1572016
90% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
71.4%% of population
#190 of 2142024
79% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
47.1%% of population
#182 of 2132024
58% of world average
Suicide rate
8.5per 100,000 people
#113 of 1852021
99% of world average
Adults who smoke
5.7%% of adults
#8 of 1662024
29% of world average
HIV prevalence
2.5%% aged 15-49
#139 of 1532024
182% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
132per 100,000 people
#156 of 2082024
133% of world average
Undernourishment
4.9%% of population
#78 of 1682024
49% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
71.0%% of children 12-23 months
#166 of 1932024
83% of world average
— LEARNING —
Education spending
2.8%% of GDP
#154 of 1902023
66% of world average
Education spending
13.8%% of government spending
#80 of 1892024
102% of world average
Adult literacy
72.6%% aged 15+
#90 of 1192018
87% of world average
Youth literacy
81.9%% aged 15-24
#103 of 1262018
90% of world average
Primary school enrolment
114.4%% gross
#23 of 2002024
114% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
44.8%% gross
#169 of 1882023
51% of world average
University enrolment
16.7%% gross
#134 of 1672024
33% of world average
Primary school completion
75.3%% of relevant age group
#148 of 1802024
84% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
44.8pupils per teacher
#152 of 1602018
202% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
6.0 yrsyears
#177 of 1972025
60% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
3.6%% of labour force
#61 of 1862025
52% of world average
Youth unemployment
6.5%% of labour force aged 15-24
#38 of 1862025
42% of world average
Labour force participation
65.2%% aged 15+
#57 of 1862025
108% of world average
Women in the labour force
56.6%% of women aged 15+
#71 of 1862025
111% of world average
Men in the labour force
73.9%% of men aged 15+
#56 of 1862025
106% of world average
Labour force
11.5Mpeople
#51 of 1862025
57% of world average
Working in agriculture
41.9%% of employment
#37 of 1862025
190% of world average
Working in industry
14.6%% of employment
#145 of 1862025
75% of world average
Working in services
43.5%% of employment
#149 of 1862025
75% of world average
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Self-employed
69.3%% of employment
#35 of 1862025
179% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
32.5%% of labour force
#171 of 1712021
43% of world average
Employed
62.8%% aged 15+
#51 of 1862025
111% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
46.3%% of population
#165 of 2072024
65% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
108per 100 people
#125 of 2102024
93% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
2.13per 100 people
#157 of 2082022
12% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0.232per 100 people
#188 of 2132024
2% of world average
Access to electricity
72.0%% of population
#175 of 2142024
81% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
32.0%% of population
#148 of 1892024
46% of world average
Electricity used per person
202kWh per person
#132 of 1492024
5% of world average
Energy used per person
330kg oil equivalent per person
#136 of 1492024
15% of world average
Air passengers carried
331,025passengers
#122 of 1652023
1% of world average
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Air freight
0.0177million tonne-km
#144 of 1632023
0% of world average
Rail network
884route-km
#69 of 842021
8% of world average
Rail passengers
225million passenger-km
#62 of 782020
1% of world average
Container port traffic
350,000TEU
#96 of 1672024
6% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
1,547count
#78 of 1972023
9% of world average
Tourists arriving
1.0Mcount
#97 of 1942019
20% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$437.0Mcurrent US$
#100 of 1752020
12% of world average
2 of 18 figures unavailable for Cameroon.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.353tonnes per person
#35 of 2032024
8% of world average
Carbon emissions
10.3Mt CO2
#95 of 2032024
6% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
40.6Mt CO2-equivalent
#112 of 2032024
16% of world average
Protected land
11.0%% of land area
#150 of 2132025
58% of world average
Protected coastal waters
11.4%% of territorial waters
#48 of 1742025
110% of world average
Freshwater withdrawn
0.4%% of internal resources
#13 of 1772022
0% of world average
Renewable water available per person
9,880m³ per person
#45 of 1832022
70% of world average
Renewable energy use
79.2%% of final energy consumption
#19 of 2122021
273% of world average
Electricity from renewables
65.8%% of total
#51 of 2062021
190% of world average
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Electricity from fossil fuels
13.2%% of total
#54 of 2092024
22% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
Energy imported (net)
-26.5%% of energy use
#109 of 1432024
no comparison
— STATE —
Military spending
1.1%% of GDP
#111 of 1562025
48% of world average
Military spending
$627.5Mcurrent US$
#103 of 1602025
4% of world average
Military spending
6.5%% of government spending
#60 of 1532025
88% of world average
Armed forces personnel
34,000people
#85 of 1702020
21% of world average
Armed forces
0.3%% of labour force
#141 of 1682020
27% of world average
Tax revenue
11.3%% of GDP
#116 of 1492021
68% of world average
Homicides
6.76per 100,000 people
#115 of 1582022
87% of world average
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Cameroon.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Yaoundé · approx. UTC+1
Landmarks
Dja Faunal ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Sangha TrinationalImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Museum of the Bamoun KingsImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Samuel Eto'oCameroonian association football player
Paul BiyaCameroonian politician
Samuel UmtitiFrench footballer (born 1993)
Roger MillaCameroonian footballer and manager (born 1952)
Ahmadou AhidjoPresident of Cameroon (1924-1989)
Éric Maxim Choupo-MotingCameroonian association football player
Vincent AboubakarCameroonian association football player
Andrcu OnanaCameroonian association football player (born 1996)
Breel EmboloSwiss footballer
Alex SongCameroonian and French footballer
Patrick MbomaCameroonian association football player
Joël MatipCameroonian-German association football player (born 1991)
History
1960Cameroon founded as a sovereign state
20 Sep 1960Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population29.9M2025
GDP$58.93B2025
GDP per person$1,9722025